Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-02

loon the second time; i went on the
north side Of Eoulsh street after leaving
the Shepherd saloon 10 the Husband
house and crossed over TO the south side
and went block east TO the English
Kitchen saloon: Harry Sherman was
there; We went into the saloon when I
first heard that o man had been shot |
was OF the English Kitchen; it was few
minntes after 1 got there; after heard
1T started west; nobody went with me;
/ went west on the south side of Fourth
street to the corner of Water street and
renamed there moment; then went
over to the brewery and looked for the
watehman, but didn't find him; then i
went back across the bridge; had not
crossed the bridge that night till / cross
ed it after the killing; was not present
at the killing and knew pothing of it at
the time; did not know beforehand that
anyone intended to whip or injnre He'd
dock; lived on Bluff street at the time
on the west side OF Perry
creek; had no pistol or weapon about
me that night and was not in the
habit of carrying arms; have heard Leav.
tits and Bismarck's g testimony; was not
present at the time of the killing; did
not there anything abouta drunken
DutohmRn" did not take revolver out
of my pocket and FIRE shot that night !;
did not run across Perry creek bridge
with Henry Peters or any one else; had
no conversation with LeayItt the next
day IN front OF Warlich's saloon abont
| the murder; on the evening OF the mur-
der ct Junk's saloon didn't hear any
body soy that the buggy had got back;
| did not say to Leavitt after the killing
| that didn't feel any too well, nor say
that the killing of Haddock was q bad
thing, nor that everybody had got to
keep still, nor did / ask Leavitt if /
could depend on him; had no such con-
versation; / had talk with Leayitt at
| his theater within few days of the kill.
ling, but did not say that / would have
Ito send Peters out Of the state, nor any.
/ where: YVES not in company with Bis i
lmarek on the day OF the killing, say Bis.
Imarck at Joe Boersh's beer garden; did
not there give Bismarck any money, nor
itsll him that he ought to leave
/ the country, nor cay anything abont
4 Tredwe paying him $I25 nor about
getting 500 from Junk to give TO Folger
4 to pay to him Bismarck, nor anything
about having Elm go out OF the country,
nor about changing his name after ieay-
4 ing the conntry; know Adolphus Knep-
4 per; bought house for him; bought the
house from Bismarck 8 wife; in buyine
that. was acting aH Kneppersa agent,
and made the purchase with his pooney;
Bismarck's wife sent note to me by her
little girl asking me to come 10 her
house, and went; I did not ask her to
wait little before going away because
there was too much excitement: we talk
ed in the German language; on the fol.
flowing Sunday I had another talk with
/ Biemerck's wife at her house: told her to
! lock up the papers. and she did so. and
/ I bought the house; N did not tell her Ia
i get ready to 10 away the next day: !
a was acting as agent in that transaction
at the Milwaukee house had anothe.
conversation with D;s,narck's wife,
n Leader was not present, nor Minnie
u Biamarek,s little airl. did no,
Il man with her as far as Omaha. no,
tfha hnuse OF her. / did not buy he,
4 furniture. and / retained $50 CT the pur-
chase money to pey liens against tht
4 house: the time [ went to Boersob's 's bee,
garden / went TO collect money.I dom
remember any conversation with Biz.
marck there; I paid for a glass OF bee
for him: FolRer was there, but I dom
, }remember saving anything TO him: Bis
!, marok and I did not have any uriyat
conversation: nothing was said ther
Iabout Bismarck leaving the CITY:
ldidn't cav that Bismarck WAS liable 1.
| get drunk and say too much and hat
/; ;Ibetter get ont OF the country. I dI
! not in any manner aid nssiss. or abet h
/, | the killing az Haddoek.
q Gross examination: I was at th
: imeetinp Of the ssloonkeepers at Hold
/, enreids hall: think either Leavitt {
= or Slmson notified me OF the meeting
{ don't know who vent with me to th
g meeting. AdeIsheim presided, Simonso
4 stated the object of the meeting
9 but | forget what was saic
/; Leavitt was admitted member, an
: there was no other business done
/, iTreiber was there; don't remembe
whether Plath was; Doak was there an
3 Darlington and Ressegieu; there we,
3 not over ten saloonkeepers present,
II think; we all went together; don't thin
(, went out with Leayitt, saw Barnes fh
= evening OF the murder; think I met hi
= in front OF Eberle,s saloon it was abol
IS fsnnset that he went into the saloon; "
stayed there all evening until S:5o;lt ha
! !. ralned .hat aIteInoon, we aio not go
crossing soueWnas N, Wess' 1ninh ll'I we wei
airecliy across .ue street; :. aIIer oraeEe